Digital paintings

I just love Celtic knot designs so much! The possibilities are endless. I have been experimenting with colours. Here I used three shades of both the blue and the brown which seemed more interesting to me than just flat even colour.

Happy 2018! I usually go to bed relatively early on New Year’s Eve for some reason.

Trying to get back to my artwork after the holidays is a little difficult since my kids have been off school since the 22nd of December and it’s HARD to get things done when they’re home all day. However, I managed to eke out this design the last few days and am happy with it. I will put it on some products in my Zazzle shop and hope it sells!

The design comes from a medieval Greek illuminated manuscript that I adapted to make more Scottish.

Digital painting of a Starry Night Cracker Butterfly, scientific name: Hamadryas laodamia. It can be found from Mexico all the way to the Amazon basin. I really really love the juxtaposition of the dark blue and light blue areas, as well as the even spacing of the light blue patches. Such a stunning butterfly.

This was a digital painting done in the Procreate app on my iPad, which I then used to design this mug. Available in 11-ounce and 15-ounce sizes.
Microwave and dishwasher safe. Price: $17.90 and £14.40 UK. Visit https://www.zazzle.co.uk/z/3np8w for the UK product.

Price: $28.45 in USD, not available in my UK currently. Dimensions: 12″ x 16″
100% brushed polyester is wrinkle free. High tensile strength fabric makes for long lasting quality. Hidden zipper enclosure; synthetic-filled insert included.
Inserts are hypoallergenic and filled with a faux down polyester fiber.
Machine washable, able to retain color and resist shrinkage. Made in the USA.

**Zazzle also is available in many other countries. Simply type in “www.zazzle.co.xx” and fill in your country abbreviation after “co.”. Then you type in my name in the search bar and my products should come up. Currency and language will be that of whatever country you’re in but not all my products are available across all countries.

I have recently been trying out an app on my iPad called Procreate. It is a pared down, intuitive digital painting app made specifically for iPads that, in my opinion, perfectly mimics traditional mediums. There are hundreds of different brushes and effects, and here I’ve used felt-tip pen, spray paint, charcoal and watercolor brushes to create this painting of a red-spotted purple butterfly. Its scientific name is Limenitis arthemis astyanax, member of the admiral butterfly family, native to the Eastern United States.